Note: Packages names are references to Ubuntu or Debian packages I recommend use aptitude or synaptic
5. Download and Configure Libraries Olive:
$svn co svn://anonsvn.mono-project.com/source/trunk/olive olive
$cd olive
$./configure --prefix=/usr
$make
$sudo make install
If you want to check your Olive configuration you can check this using Mono gacutil tool:
$gacutil -l agclr
The output should be:
The following assemblies are installed into the GAC:agclr, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Number of items = 1
6. Download and Configure Moonlight:
$svn co svn://anonsvn.mono-project.com/source/trunk/moon moon
$cd moon
$./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
$sudo make install
7. Enable Desktop Effects: Go to System->Preferences->Desktop Effects and enable it, beryl or compiz should work too.
Now you can test the Moonlight Installation running the following command in a terminal:
$mopen
Moolight Launcher should run and show the following information:
Usage is: mopen [args] [file.xaml|dirname]Arguments are: --fixed Disable window resizing --geometry WxH Overrides the geometry to be W x H pixels --host NAME Specifies that this file should be loaded in host NAME --transparent Transparent toplevel --desklet Remove window decoration for desklets use
Even when you can read the message, you need to run a Moonlight Enabled Application to ensure the installation process was successful:
Example: runing glassyclock desklet:
$cd desklet
$make
$cd glassyclock
$make
$mopen --desklet default.xaml
If you can see the beautiful clock, Congratulations!, if you see a black an ugly clock then you have no Desktop Effects/Beryl/Compiz Enabled.

This is far too difficult and doesn't work at all. Olive builds but the MAKE INSTALL fails. There is no hope unless an Ubuntu package is made. Hopefully this will make it to Ubuntu 8.10 repositories. Otherwise I give up :(